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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

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The Wreck of the Edith. Survivors Arrive in Sydney. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

The crew of the wrecked barque Edith, from the Paget So[?]nd to Port Pirie with timber for the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, have arrived…

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A Steamer Founders. Seventy Lives Lost. London, June 4

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3

The Pacific Company's steamer Arequipa foundered during a storm at Valparaise. the captain and his wife, all the officers and 62 of the…

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A Liner Ashore. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1903 · page 2

The Atlantic liner Dantschland, which went ashore on Sandy Hook, New York,, during a h[?] caused by huge forest fires, has been refloated…

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Canadian-Atlantic Steamer Service. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

Only two tenders were received by the Canadian Government for a fast Atlantic steamship service with England…

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Disasters at Sea. [Reuter's Messages.] Collision off Marseilles. One Steamer Sunk, Over 200 Persons Drowned. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

A terrible shipping disaster is reported from the G[?]lf of Lyons, on the southern coast of France. The steamers I[?]sulaire and L[?]ban,…

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[By Telegraph.] a Total Wreck. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

The ketch El[?], which recently went ashore near Wallaroo, has become a total wreck…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3.30 P.M. Disasters at Sea. The Liban Wreck. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 4

Lates t details concerning the [?] [?] collision off Marseilles show that the loss of life when the Liban [?]ank was nto to great as the first…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— Disasters at Sea. The Liban Wreck, [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 4

Latest details concerning the Insulaire Livhan collision off Marseilies show that the loss of life when the Liban sank was not to great as at firsts…

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The Wrecked Barque Edith Captain Oertel Safe. [By Telegraph.] Norfolk Island

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 2

The steamer T[?] has arrived here and has sailed again for Sydney, Captain Oertel and the crew of the missing boat of the wrecked barque Edith,…

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The Wreck of the Edith. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 4

The missing crew of the wrecked barque Edith, from Paget Sound to Port Pirle, with timber for the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, arrived in…

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Miship to a Steamer. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1903 · page 4

A telegram has been received from Broome, giving details of a mishap to the steamer Saltan. The steamer struck South Australian Rook, in…

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The Fisheries Regulations a Ketch Arrested. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

It is reported that the fishing ketch Dor[?]s, owned by Jones, of Willlamstown, has been arrested in the Straits by the Tasmanian State authorities…

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Suicide on a Mission Steamer. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

The mission steamer Southern Cross has called at Albany for coal. During the voyage of the steamer the chief steward, G. R. Lambert, committed…

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Fate of a Ketch. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 2

The fate of the [?] ketch Chri[?] mis[?]ing ssince July ll, has been revealed by the finding of a stranded[?] dingy at Brown's River, with the dead…

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A Ship Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 1

Information has been received that a sbip has been ashore on Plank Point, Spencer's Gulf, since Monday. No particulars have yet been received…

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In Eastern Europe. Atrocities and Horrors. Steamer Blown up. Many Villages Burnt. Fears for Constantinople

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 2

The Hungarian-Levant S[?]p Company's steamer Vaskapu, bound from Varna to Burgas and Constantinople, was set on fire by an explosve…

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A Steamer on Fire. a Melbourne Sensation. Heroism of a Policeman. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 2

A fire occurred last night on the steamer Pilbarra as the vessel was loading at the Australian wharf for the West…

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A Great Storm. Destruction Throughout Great Britain. Wrecks and Loss of Life. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 2

Thursday night's storm on the British coast was one of the worst experienced for many years. Every part of the coast was visited,…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Mail Steamer Ashore. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 2

The M.M. Company's mail steamer Polynesian, runing between Australia and France, stranded yesterday during a gale in the outer harbor of…

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A Missing Ketch[?] [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

The ketch O[?]y, which left Port Ja[?]a last Friday for Port Adelaide, has not [?] b[?]ard of, although the ports are only a few hours apart[?]…

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